Brush



July 3, 1923.

A. HOKANSON BRUSH Filed Des. 17, 1921 AHis sorney To all whom ity/may 4concern.'

ALEXANDER noKANsomoF 'BURNsIDm CONNECTICUT, AssIGNoaTo 'rHE GARLINGv `Toon &l MACHINE COMPANY, or HARTFORD," CONNECTICUT, A CoRroRATIoN or 'CoNNECTIcUT."f i

f BRUSH;

l Application med member 17, i921.' `i seriiNo. 523,159.

Beit known that I,"A1,nxiii\mnny I-IoxziN- soN, ya citizen of theUnited States, residing at Burnside, in the county of Hartford 4and .State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesto brushes of that type wherein bristles secured between suitable lengthsof twisted wire are deflected into desirable brush form by a suitable member comprising a handle or back which engages the bristles to confine them on one side of the core formed by the twisted wires.

In the drawings accompanyingand forming part of the present specification I have shownin detail preferred forms of embodiment of my invention, which to enable those skilled in the art to practice the same will be fully set forth in the following description while the novelty of the invention is defined in the claims succeeding said description.

Figure 1, is a perspective View of a brush constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2, isv a similar view of a modified form of brush, certain parts being broken away to more clearly show the construction.

Figure 3, is a detail perspective view of a brush member.

Figure 4, is a detail perspective view of ,a handle member, and

Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8 are diagrammatic transverse sectional views illustrating the method of assembling a brush member and a handle member.

Referring tothe drawingsl the numeral 3, y

designates a brush holding member developed from sheet metal ofsuitable thickness to permit of a fiat blank'being formed therefrom and bent into desired shape by forming dies. The brush receiving part 4, of the member 3, is substantially U-shaped in transverse section and is extended at one end with shortened sides to form apart 5, of handle 6, the mating part 7, of which is secured ltheretoby rivets 8. At the ends of the brush receiving channel of the part 4, lugs 9, are

.bent inwardly from the U-shaped sides for 1 a purpose that will hereinafter more clearly appear. rIhe brush member, see Fig. 3 is composed of bristles 10, held between twist ed wires 11, which normally form a central core about which the bristles extend in cy-` lindrical. arrangement, such construction bev ing well'known in the brush making'art. Itwill be ,understood .however, that when a brush` member is associated with a holder 3, the cylindrical form ofthe brush material is chang'edby confining the bristles in the manner about to be disclosed.

Referring to Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8,v the method of assembling the holder and brush vmemare parted longitudinally and folded as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 5, vto extend as .shown in Fig. 6,. so that the part surrounding the wire core may bev introduced between l the sides of the holder, see Fig. 7. The sides of the holder are then bent inwardly to rmly engage the bristles, see Fig.y 8,v thereby holding them inl a flat brush relation,fthe' base` of the bristles being soY constricted -bers will now be described attention being.

about the wirecore as to'form a 'compact mass within the channel of the holder and yaffording an' effective grip for the latter.

Adjacent the ends of the brush member the holder is provided with llugs 9, already mentioned, which close the ends 0f the channel and prevent en'dwise movement of the brush member therein. Attention is also directed i to the fact thatfthe sides of the Ueshaped holder are flared outwardly to thereby prevent the edges thereof bearing -against the bristles in aninjurious manner.

The modified form of brush shown in Fig. 2, differs from the construction described, in that a rib 13, is secured yas by bolts 14, 'to the holder 15, therebyV forming twovchannels to receive duplicate brushmembers 16 and 17, it being obvious that this arrangement is employed when a heavier thicker brush is` desired. l y While' I have described specific embodi! ments of my invention itwill be understood that it is not limited to the exact construction shown but'may be varied in many. respects asv to detailwithout departure from the scope ofthe invention asfdefined by the i appended claims. y

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim and desire lto protect by Letters handle, one of the inernbers being extended beyon'd the handle portion and' provided with 'lateral langes'or engaging'a'brus'h elementof the Character described, said flanges converging above a plane defined by themating edges of thehandlerportion and then diverging to forni conveXly Curved `opposed surfaces for gripping the brush therebetween substantially in the manner beyond the handle portion and provided with lateral flanges forengaging afzbrush element' of thefehara'eter described, said flanges converging above ak plane defined by the mating @dees Qethe handle periti@ and then divergineto ,form @merli/:Curved 0pposed surfaces for grippingthe'hrnshjher v between, the ends. of the flanges comprising" inwardly turned lugs to engage the ends of `the brush neni'berf'ibstantially in the man ner set forth. y l p i v In testimony whereof afIiX `Iny"*swignature;

ALEXANDER"HQKANSON 

